Kesha is celebrating liberty and justice for all with the Independence Day launch of her new single “Joyride,” the star’s first monitor since being let out from her contract with Kemosabe Data in December.
Dropping early Thursday (July 4) morning, the summer-ready music options Kesha revisiting her EDM-pop signature sound from the 2010s whereas asserting her proper to take precisely what she needs with out faking any smiles. “Don’t even attempt to give me s–t/ I’ve earned the appropriate to be like this,” she sings over a flashy membership beat. “Pleasure experience, pleasure experience/ I’m simply searching for time tonight.”
The 37-year-old singer-songwriter hasn’t dropped music since 2023’s Gag Order, which was her final contractual launch with Kemosabe. It’s additionally her first venture since settling her practically decade-long defamation lawsuit with the label’s founder, Dr. Luke whom she accused of sexual, bodily, and emotional abuse in 2014.
“I haven’t felt this free since I used to be 18,” Kesha wrote in a December TikTok submit, shortly after it was first reported that her contract had been fulfilled.
The “We R Who We R” singer has been teasing “Pleasure Trip” for days main as much as its launch, sharing campy movies of her wearing a pink leotard at a gasoline station to advertise the monitor. One of many posts revealed that the music is offered by “Kesha Data.”
The musician additionally gave “Joyride” its reside debut forward of its official arrival, taking part in the music for her viewers at New York Metropolis’s Planet Delight Saturday (June 29). “Excellent news: I’m a free motherf–king girl,” she mentioned earlier than beginning the monitor. “And are you aware what I need to do? I kinda wanna play my first music in virtually 20 f–king years … as a free motherf–king girl.”
Stream Kesha’s “Joyride” beneath.